Welcome

You are welcome to the Website of the Nigeria International Book Fair.

Nigeria International Book Fair is a well-packaged, well-organised, the biggest and the consistent book event in Africa today. NIBF, as abbreviatedly called, is an annual book trade and exhibition that creates an effective platform for the stakeholders in the book industry both within and outside Nigeria to network and have business interface for the growth of their respective businesses. NIBF comes up in every second week of May every year.

The 14th edition of Nigeria International Book Fair is scheduled to hold from Monday, May 11 through Saturday, May 16, 2015 at the Multi-purpose halls of the University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos state, Nigeria. Registration for the book fair is still in progress.

NIBF is the flagship of the events organized by the Nigerian Book Fair Trust. The Nigerian Book Fair Trust (NBFT) is a coalition of the major stakeholders in the Nigerian Book Sector, comprising the Nigerian Publishers Association, Nigerian Book Foundation, Booksellers Association of Nigeria, Association of Nigerian Printers, Nigerian Library Association, Association of Nigerian Authors and the Association of Non-Fiction and Academic Authors of Nigeria. NBFT, apart from the annual Nigeria International Book Fair, also organizes National Book Fairs in Abuja, Enugu and Ibadan.

Nigerian Book Fair Trust was incorporated in 1998 and enjoys the endorsement of the Federal Government of Nigeria and Education Trust Fund (ETF). The Trust has been growing from strength to strength and NIBF, which is the flagship of the Trust’s events, attracts over 160 exhibitors from Europe, America, Asia, other African Countries and across Nigeria.

The Nigerian Book Fair Trust is an accredited member of the Conference of International Book Fair Directors.